diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index eeeed387d3a5d38e4eed959a872e825a22a09e8a..0338b4dbb3f073d764283bb135ba1280b393fab8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ test_debian:
       - mariadb_log.txt
     when: on_failure
     expire_in: 1 week
+  variables:
+    DOCKER_HOST: tcp://localhost:2376
 
 build-testenv:
   tags: [cached-dind]